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A Letter Discussing Rural Grievances and Emigration
A fragmented letter from 1774 laments rural oppression, extractive rents, and the impact on farmers and tenants. It argues that high lease costs, market manipulation, and landowners’ power squeeze the industrious poor, urging reform to restore liberty and prosperity for smallholders. The piece also includes a jumbled postscript on Church appointments and political tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Che Dy
Owen
Drone
Isin
Giles
London
Honelé Znan
Croft
Lancashire